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J. LAIDLAW su G. A. MATTHBY. CENTRIFUGAL MACHINE.

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JOHN LAIDLAW, OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, AND CHARLES A. MATTHEY, OF

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,147, dated'Oetober19, 1897'.

Application iiled March 10,1896. Serial No. 582,599. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN LAIDLAW, engineer, of the city of Glasgow,Scotland, and.

basket by means of fa turbine or motor attached directly to the spindleof the basket. Water or any elastic fluid, such as steamer non-elasticiiuid,may be employed under suitf able pressure to act-uate the turbineor motor. When using water or other non elastic iiuid to drive theturbine or motor,we provide flanges, baffles, or guards, so as tolprevent the iiuid from getting into the basket or oil-chamber orescaping by any other wayexcept by the Vopening or outlet provided 'forthe purpose.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a horizontalysection on vthe line indicated, showing the turbine applied to thesuspended machine as at present 'con-I structed. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection, and

Fig. 4 a plan, showing the turbine applied to the machine with improvedvmeans of suspen-V sion. Fig. 5 is a vertical section` and Fig. 6 is ahorizontal section on the line indicated, of a modification. Eig. 7 is apartial elevation and a partial section of another modifi-v 'flanges EF, as shown -in Fig. I. These anges are provided to prevent the water orother 5o fluid getting into the basket or oil-chambers or 'escaping byany other way except the opening H, provided for the purpose.

In Fig. 3 our improved means for the suspension of Ythe shaft carryingthe basket is 5 5 illustrated. The shaft B terminates in aportion of asphere b, and is supported in a corresponding socket c, which is carriedon the framework Aina receptacle I. There is an annular space betweenthe socket and the walls 6o lof. thel receptacle, in which there isplaced a spring or springs'cl, made of metal or other elastic substance.The socket has thus some freedom of motion. The above-describedsuspension renders the basket very completely 65 self-balancing.

Under certain conditions of work the springs d, surrounding the socketc, may be dispensed with.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section, and Fig. 6 a 7o horizontal section, of amodification of our invention in which the turbine-case is free tooscillate with the shaft and basket. In this case the turbine-case issupported on gimbals,so as to be free to move with the spindle, or itmay 75 be supported by means of a ball-and-socket arrangement, as shownin Fig. '7.-v In this case the supply-pipe must be made flexible.

We claim-H Y The combination, withy the shaft of a self- 8o balancingsuspended centrifugal machine; of a framework provided Vwith aninwardly-projecting iiange, and the motor provided withan'outwardly-projecting flange overlapping fthe flange of the frameworkto prevent the 85 escape of the fluid except through the openingprovided for the purpose; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of f 9o.

two witnesses.

JOHN LAIDLAW.

C. A, MATTHEY.

Witnesses: t ,p JOHN LIDDLE,

ARTHUR IIARTLEY YUILE.

